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By REBECCA BOONE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Attorneys for the president of Wisconsin\u2019s largest mosque say he is being denied basic medical care for diabetes and has lost 30 pounds in the two months since he was detained by immigration officers.<\/p>\n

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Salah Sarsour, a Palestinian-born legal permanent resident of the United States, was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in April. His attorneys say he is being detained on baseless claims that he is a foreign policy threat, but they believe he was actually targeted for speaking out against Israel and for a conviction as a minor by Israeli military courts.<\/p>\n

He has no criminal record in the U.S., where he has lived for more than 30 years.<\/p>\n

Sarsour has Type 2 diabetes and his blood sugar levels aren\u2019t being consistently checked, putting him at risk of organ failure or death if left untreated, his attorneys told a federal judge on Monday. Sarsour is being held in an Indiana county jail while his immigration case is pending.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had the opportunity to make a direct, urgent appeal to the court about the need for Salah\u2019s release, including being able to report that he has lost a staggering 30 pounds while in detention,\u201d Luna Droubi, an attorney for Sarsour, said in a press release. \u201cThe Judge raised questions about the medical care Salah is receiving, and we will continue to press this case.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Department of Homeland Security said in an emailed statement to The Associated Press that all people in ICE custody receive three meals a day and proper medical treatment. The DHS said Sarsour is in the U.S. illegally and will remain in ICE custody pending removal proceedings. Court documents filed by attorneys representing DHS and ICE all appeared to be sealed in the online federal court files, so any legal response to the allegations raised by Sarsour\u2019s attorneys was not immediately available to view.<\/p>\n

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An investigation by KFF Health News and the AP found that hundreds of detainees in at least 33 states have filed federal lawsuits with similar allegations of medical neglect. Those lawsuits include other detainees who say they were denied medication or had treatment delayed for conditions including cancer, high blood pressure, epilepsy, Parkinson\u2019s, HIV, diabetes, infections, depression and more.<\/p>\n

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Sarsour\u2019s attorneys offered more details about his detention conditions in a letter sent late last month to U.S. District Judge James Patrick Hanlon. They are asking the judge to release Sarsour while his case moves forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cMr. Sarsour\u2019s health continues to deteriorate,\u201d they wrote. \u201cThough he recently developed severe abdominal pain, he was told by officials in the jail that they could not help him and that he must purchase his own medication. His blood sugar levels are not being consistently checked.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sarsour is also being tormented by jail guards who denied him access to a Quran and who repeatedly interrupt him when he is trying to pray in accordance with his Muslim faith, his attorneys said. When Sarsour asked for an adequate diet to stabilize his blood sugar levels, he was told to purchase BBQ pork rinds from the commissary, even though that food would violate his religious beliefs and dietary restrictions, his attorneys said.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust over two months ago, my dad would have been starting his day as usual by checking in on my grandmother and heading to work,\u201d said Kareem Sarsour, Salah\u2019s son. \u201cWe\u2019re not only fighting now for my dad\u2019s legal right to be here, but also for his health \u2014 and basic due process guaranteed by his constitutional rights to speak up about injustice.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Boone reported from Boise, Idaho.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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